Micro Flashcards
Secures a slide for viewing
Slide
Raises or lowers condensor
Condenser
Lens, located beneath the stage opening which controls the light beam size
Condesnor
Used for preliminary focusing
Coarse adj knob
Platform on which slides are placed
Stage
Used for final focusing
Fine adj knob
The part of the microscope use when we carry it
Arm
Controls the intensity of the light
Iris
Term the is given to a microscopes ability to distinguish and separate final detail
Resolving power
The objective that comes closest to a specimen and is most likely to break a slide
Oil immersion - 100x
To find the total magnification you..
Multiply the ocular x then objective
What property of the microscope allows you to change from one objective to another without having to make major focusing adjustments
Parfocal